Premium Services
Investor Relations and Research Services for all stages of your company's growth
Investor RelationsStrategic IR support through your IPO, M&A, Capital Restructuring, Fund Raising, and more
Investor Discovery
Enabling investor discovery and providing counsel to equity and debt issuers for corporate actions including M&As, IPOs, Capital Restructuring, Fund Raising.
Corporate/Fund Profiling & Research
Reputation building and research support for fund managers, ETFs, asset managers, and more.
IPO Advisory
Connecting to buy-side investors for IPOs/SPACs/Direct Listing, fund-raising landscape assessment, prepare for listing events (Investor Day, Guidance/Earnings Calls), Post Listing Investor Relations.
Media & Content
Proactive financial media relations management, media interview facilitation including pre-interview briefing kits, serve as media enquiries bureau.
Crisis & Activists
Provide expert counsel on challenging communications, including Earnings Surprises, Executive & Board changes, M&As, restructuring, corporate governance and crisis situations.
Research Services
engageIR taps into Smartkarma's robust ecosystem of industry players to amplify your reach coverage, investor discovery and thought leadership
Annual Research Coverage
Drive initiation and ongoing research coverage from one or more research firms.
The deliverables over a 12 month period typically include a deep-dive initiation report, updates around earnings and key corporate events, webinars, interviews, investor introductions and more.
Research can be distributed on Smartkarma and across major financial platforms to maximize visibility.
What We Achieved:
Despite a strong operational track record and good corporate governance practices, the share price performance of a leading Asian restaurant operator lagged that of the market, delaying a move to the HKEX mainboard.
Smartkarma partnered with the company to build out research coverage and investor interest in the name. The consistent research coverage, webinars and investor introductions resulted in increased liquidity and market capitalization for the company.
Webinars
Smartkarma's Webinars offer companies and funds a platform to reach our audience of 50,000+ institutional and accredited investors with key aspects of the investment thesis around your company or fund.
What We Achieved:
An Australia-listed financial services firm was looking to engage Asian analysts and investors about the progress and strategic roadmap of the company.
The Smartkarma Webinar allowed senior management to address key analyst and investor questions in an engaging discussion.
Roadshows
Smartkarma leverages its network of research analysts and investors to organize roadshow meetings for companies with target investors across key financial hubs globally.
Post-meeting feedback is shared with companies to inform future communications and positioning.
What We Achieved:
Smartkarma organized meetings for a Singapore-listed REIT that was keen to meet with Japanese institutional investors during a trip to Tokyo.
Pre-IPO Research
Familiarize investors about the company ahead of IPO registration with a detailed initiation report.
The report can delve into the company history, key products and markets, business model, competition, valuation as well as opportunities and risks.
What We Achieved:
A private company undertook an initiation report to showcase all key aspects of its business to prospective investors ahead of a fund raise.
Competitive Landscape Studies
Present a holistic understanding of an industry, from its history to its future, along side well-defined market sizes, competitors and their offerings and primary insights, were required.
What We Achieved:
A leading Asian hospitality player engaged Smartkarma to dive deep into their industry, highlighting key dynamics, market size, competitive landscape, value chain analysis, financial metrics and primary research to substantiate findings.
Investigative Due Diligence
Undertake background checks on companies, investors, join venture partners and their key personnel to identify any political, bankruptcy, sanctions, litigation or other risks, including with on-the-ground media and neighborhood checks with discreet sources.
What We Achieved:
An American MNC undertook due diligence on a potential joint venture partner in Indonesia to better understand their business background and performance, any political, corruption and litigation risks, and any potential conflicts of interest in similar businesses.
Short-Form Content & Articles
Engage industry, market or strategy experts to deliver well-researched short-form content, typically used for marketing purposes.
What We Achieved:
Smartkarma worked with a leading venture capital firm to publish a series of white-labeled articles to showcase their investment foresight and leadership in a key region, ahead of a fund raise.
Newsletters
Publish engaging commentary and analysis on a geography, sector, asset class or strategy, compiled by experts.
What We Achieved:
An Asian Fintech platform engaged Smartkarma to publish weeklies on multiple topics such as ASEAN macroeconomics and Asian fintech for their segmented audiences.
Speakers for Events
Identify well-renowned thought leaders from Smartkarma's network to speak at roundtables, panels, conferences or for keynote addresses.
What We Achieved:
A leading Asian financial services platform engages Smartkarma to identify keynote speakers for their quarterly events.
Whitepapers (Primary Research-Led)
Prepare thought leadership reports and whitepapers led by primary research (surveys and/or interviews of consumers or business leaders) supported by deep-dive secondary research.
What We Achieved:
An Asian Fintech engaged Smartkarma to develop a whitepaper on open banking regulations in their key markets, driven by insights gleaned from interviews with senior banking executives in these markets.